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José Vélez

1951 - Today

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José Velázquez Jiménez (born 19 November 1951 in Telde, Gran Canaria), better known by his stage name José Vélez (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ˈβeleθ]), is a Spanish singer. In the late 1960s, a music teacher from the Organización Juvenil Española (Spanish Youth Organisation) had the idea to create the music group Grupo Marabilla with some of his students, among them José Velázquez. When the group was dissolved, he began his solo career. In 1968 he participated in the talent contest Salto a la fama in Madrid and he began to get some recognition, which led him to establish in Madrid. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). José Vélez is the 2,084th most popular singer (down from 2,077th in 2024). (down from 4,644th in 2019)

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Among singers, José Vélez ranks 2,084 out of 4,381. Before him are Campino, Paul Stookey, Shizuka Kudo, Sonya Yoncheva, Yıldız Tilbe, and Linde Lindström. After him are Johnny Otis, David Banner, Kehlani, Charlie Daniels, Lucio Corsi, and Jonathan Richman.

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Among people born in 1951, José Vélez ranks 598. Before him are Thomas Akers, Juan Carlos Oblitas, Terrence Mann, Steven Lisberger, Barbara Cochran, and Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov. After him are Frits Goedgedrag, Jonathan Richman, Satymkul Dzhumanazarov, Gerd Kische, Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio, and Iraj Danaeifard.

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